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Without offering any specifics, Samsung has begun dropping some hints about CES. Or maybe more accurately, Samsung has been doing some teasing over on the Samsung Tomorrow blog. It looks like we may be seeing a few "smart" related topics from Samsung during CES.

Rumors of a Boost Mobile Moto G surfaced last week and it looks like the handset has quietly come available. The catch here is the availability. For now it seems that is limited to HSN, the Home Shopping Network. The Moto G is priced at $129.99 and those considering a purchase will be able to choose from a handful of color options.

Verizon has already announced plans to launch the Moto G in early 2014. The handset will be joining the prepaid lineup and while an official release date and price is still needed -- it appears as if those details have been revealed. Keeping in mind nothing is official until we hear it from Big Red, it looks like the Moto G will be available on January 9th and with a price point of $99.99.

Along with the Connected Self line of gadgets, Archos also dropped some teasers for the Connected Home lineup. Archos has promised a full unveil of the Connected Home lineup during CES, which takes place in early January. For now though, some basic teasing which includes how this setup will make use of a Smart Home Tablet or the Archos Smart Home App running on another Android device.

Is Motorola a Google subsidy, or a company Google has a financial interest in? Will they become part of the search giant, as Nokia is with Microsoft, or continue to act independently? Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside recently gave an interview with the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in which he highlights some of those very concerns. According to the new boss, things will change, but not because Google is demanding it.

Archos has offered up quite a few Android devices. That list fills out mostly with tablets, however there are some smartphones and even some gaming devices included. And well, it looks like Archos is going to expand that collection as we move into the new year. The company has announced plans to unveil the "Connected Self" range of devices.

There are always some issues when dealing with device sales figures. To begin with, there is the bit about whether they are actually sold, or just shipped. The former means the device has reached a users hands and the latter means the manufacturer shipped the device and it is sitting on a shelf waiting to reach a customer. Aside from needing that distinction, there is also the difference between analyst reports and numbers direct from the manufacturer.

It seems many are still waiting to see what happens with the currently available Galaxy Gear smartwatch in terms of future updates, however rumors are suggesting Samsung may soon unveil the follow up model. According to reports coming from The Korean Herald, Samsung may be readying the Galaxy Gear 2 as well as another wearable for Mobile World Congress, which will take place in late February 2014.

Steve Grove is a member of the Google+ team. A three-year member of the team to be specific, but more important than the length of time he has been with the team, Grove recently spoke with LiveMint and had some interesting comments about Google+. And one of those comments touched on "the next version of Google."

When the OPPO N1 originally launched there was plenty of talk about CyanogenMod. We knew there was a limited CyanogenMod edition coming, and we also knew OPPO was going to support CM on the regular model. That CM edition OPPO N1 launched on December 24th, and more recently, we now have some details about how those with a regular OPPO N1 can install and get up and running with CyanogenMod.